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Segregating Pedestrians from Motor vehicle traffic

25 January 2009 - 9:55am — psaram42
In To days Times of India the report of yesterdays accident in Indiranagar has been reported on the front page. The page 2 is fully devoted to the story. Mr.

Road Based Public Transport System for De-Congestion

25 January 2009 - 5:53am — kbsyed61
Public Transport

As we have seen, read and heard about ABIDE, BCIC, BMLTA and various government and non-government agency's plans and efforts to decongest Bengaluru's roads. There is one thing common in all their plans - Public Transport to be the lead entity to de-congestion. In that Public transport system, road based public transport system would be a major share holder. There are no 2 opinions on this.

Further Analysis of Narayanan's BMTC Zones & Routes

24 January 2009 - 10:20pm — kbsyed61
Public Transport

Dear Prajagale, sometime back in May, 2008 our friend Narayanan wrote a very thought provoking post with the possible solution to strengthen Bangalore's public transport system. That post received very good response and post-analysis reviews. The discussion was about re-hauling present bus routes that exists in Bangalore.

Which are the Bangalore's congested corridors?

22 January 2009 - 9:00pm — kbsyed61
Public Transport

Dear Prajagale,

 I need your help. I need information on congested corridors of Bangalore for further analysis to decongest them in the context of re-jigging the BMTC routes and schedules. I would like take Narayanan's post BMTC Zones and divisions, further and present a report/presentation on possible solutions with little more on-ground study.

ABIDe: Transportation plan

20 January 2009 - 7:32pm — idontspam
Urban DevelopmentPublic Transport

ABIDeIts out now... ABIDe plans on their site bengaluruvedike.org. Let me know what you all think. I found Bus prioritized higher than other options. Including suggestions of doubling the bus numbers without any mention of route optimization or rail based transportation systems.

CISTUP

8 January 2009 - 2:55pm — murali772
Urban DevelopmentPublic Transport

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa inaugurated the Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) on the premises of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here on Friday. CiSTUP will focus on issues related to urban transport, planning and infrastructure, besides urban local issues such as water supply, sewerage and solid waste management.

Train to Airport over High Speed - Prof Sreehari's points

8 January 2009 - 12:56pm — silkboard

Proposed BIAL station

Continuing on the proposals to start Trains to BIA on South Western Railway's tracks, some of us got a note from Prof Sreehari where he is arguing for investment on this Railway system (CRS) over the proposed High Speed Rail Link (HSRL). News reports have suggested that HSRL is almost dead. The current action on CRS is likely a related event. Here is the note from Prof Sreehari (see below) with some details:

Extra Windows in Trains

5 January 2009 - 6:27pm — RoshJacob
Please provide windows/glass windows for upper-berth passengers in sleeper and ac compartments . Insufficient light / wind from the fan would be rectified . Reduces rush down on the way ,enhancing passengers to carry luggages easily if upper berth passengers find their berth comfortable enough to remain there . Please comment ...

BIAL to City train - proposal on table

28 December 2008 - 10:27pm — silkboard
Commuter RailPublic Transport

Building on the good vibes about Commuter Rail Service, hear this out now. Devesh mentioned that at a recent meeting where BCIC was taking up the cause of those who commute to BIAL for work, Mr. Arvind Jadhav indicated that a proposal to introduce train service between the BIAL and Bangalore city (via Yeshwanthapur) is being finalized. The service would be operational once the formalities are completed. Quick details:

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